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Ohio Takes a Low Spot on Well-Being Index

According to our rough estimate, it’s been about 6.7 days since Cleveland or Ohio were last slapped onto some ranking list. We know you’re probably feeling a little skittish having gone that long without a random web site crunching number through a specious quantitative process to evaluate how your geographic locale (and therefore value as a human being) stocks up against the rest of the country. Fret no more:

The full lists of top and bottom ten are below. Check it out. As people who sit and stare at these lists all day long, this one is a head-scratcher. The usual factors don’t seem to apply. For one thing, it looks like we can’t blame the winter weather on this. The top ten is filled up with snow-bound states, including Wyoming, Alaska and Minnesota. Professional sports success also seems to be a non-factor — only three of the top ten have pro teams. And Florida and California — longtime favorites on both best and worst lists, are no where to be found.